The Discussion Group for Cognitive Approaches to Literature invites you to attend a social event and cash bar on Friday 29 December
from 5:15 - 6:30pm in Wilson B at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel(the social event immediately follows the session and is held in the
same room)

The Literary
Imagination topOrganized by the Discussion Group for Cognitive Approaches to Literature

The imagination plays a central part in the phenomenon of literature,
but has recently been left largely ignored by the critical community. The
cognitive sciences provide a rich field of possibilities for approaching
the literary imagination, drawing both on the rich subjective phenomenology
of reading, the specific social circumstances of a literary practice, and
the underlying cognitive processes that engender and structure the imagination.
This year's speakers draw on a wide variety of cognitive tools, including
mental space theory, conceptual blending, the neuroscience of the emotions,
and the logic of visualization. We are delighted to host this occasion
for presenting exciting new work from the growing body of literary scholars
who look to the mind sciences for perspectives that challenge established
theoretical and interpretive tools.